Selahattin Çolak Explained

Selahattin Çolak
Office:Mayor of Adana
Term Start:26 March 1989
Term End:27 March 1994
Predecessor:Aytaç Durak
Successor:Aytaç Durak
Office2:Mayor of Adana
Term Start2:11 December 1977
Term End2:12 September 1980
Predecessor2:Ege Bagatur
Successor2:Nuri Korkmaz
Party:Republican People's Party (CHP), Social Democratic People's Party (SHP)
Residence:Adana
Occupation:Police chief, business owner

Selahattin Çolak is a politician from Turkey, and served as the mayor of Adana for two terms (1977–1980 and 1989–1994).[1]

Career

He served in police services before entering politics. He was the security chief for Süleyman Demirel during the 1970s when Demirel was prime minister of Turkey.

Mayor of Adana

At the municipal elections on 11 December 1977, he was elected Mayor of Adana from Republican People's Party (CHP). On 12 September 1980, he was removed from office by coup d'état with all the other politicians in Turkey. On 26 March 1989 he was elected again as Mayor of Adana.[2] He served in the post until 1994, and did not run again, when his party, CHP, did not choose him as their candidate.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayors of Adana. Adana Municipality.
  2. Web site: Selahattin Çolak. Türkçe Bilgi Ansiklopedisi (Turkish).